Removable rim.



ber 17 is sufficiently released it lmay be' mowed toa position torelease the hooked portions 18 from the pins or projections 19. If thevwheel is on an automobile or other v,ev 5 hicle, the said vehicle israisedfrom 'the ground by meansxfg'f a jack as usual and when theclenchrijiin is released, as already deseribed, thaguwgr part thereofWin be free so that the same may be moved outward' free of the felly andwhen .the ,lower part is 'thus free, it will be at an anfleauj the Said`clencher rim may 'be raise sutil permit the same to be lifted overtheflngfe rim. If a newjcasing englf 14 of the fell tube is plaoedyintoApositionV the reverse 0f the operation just' described'V takes lace.That is the elencher rim with vitsV casin #is slipped *over theupperpart of the wheel so as to rest between the' tlanges'flt and 15 atthe'upper part thereof and then'the lower 'part is forced'inward; Inthisv position 4the locking member 17 is sprung tar enough to cause they'hooked ends 18 to engage'theprojections.l9. The nut 24 Von thebolt/.25 of causing' the wedge portions' to vente'igthe.

space `or,channel'12fand. hold -thefleblte member rigidly betweenitheflanges 115? and 14 and the looking member 17. v

From the foregoing, it will be seen that simple and efficient means isprovided whereby a. defective casingl andtube y)with its clencherrimlmay, be quickly removed or at- Wheel y :raving a flange located onone eircumfereni tial portion of the rim 0I1ly,`the rim at the 4oppositecircumferential portion being provided 'ivitlifa lug at each of twoportions removeldfa short distancefroni the extremity 'ofi said shortflange', a clencher rim surrounding Vv'the lirst-lmentioned rim and heldin place on one side by the said flange'on ytlielinner rim, and aloclingmember having atiits extremities hook portions adapted' to inserted onsaid lugs by a move'mer'xtra-A Adial of the wheel previous topositioning of :the puter' rim, the locking member being phi/'Aided WithWedge portions that serve to eiset tglreclenclier rim vfjrolil the otherrim between tlresaid lug portions, and means forsecuring thejlekingmember to. oneof the Wheel members!- f v 2. Ina wheel 'theeombnationof aItelly, a rim on the 1kfell-y yprovided with a flange at one sideextendingV around therimi the rim atthe oppositesdevofthe wheelhaving aflange :located on one, circumferential portion of thefrim only', therimattheopposite circumferential portion beingprovided With a lug ateaeh ot tv'voportionsremoved a short distance vf rom'-lthe extremity ofsaidv first-mentioned rim and1 held in place on olesde by the saidlang'e on lthe inner rim, and a locking member having at itsextremishort flange, .a cleneher rim surrounding the ties hookportionsadapted to be inserted on said lugs by amovement radial of theWheel Y. reviousto positioning offthe outer rim,- the oekingmeinberbeing provided With wedge portions lthat serve to offset the cleneherrim from the other rinifbetween thesaid lug portions, andvineans'rforsecuring the locking member at itsmiddlel .part yto the heel Thisspeoioationitsigned his 18th day of' A n D sf Y J,BUSHEX witnessed 'l I,TOWNEB, Jr.,

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